03030cam a2200445Mu 4500001001300000003000600013005001700019006001900036007000700055008004100062040002700103020003500130020003200165035002100197035001800218050002500236072002500261082001100286049000900297100001800306245009400324260003200418300003100450500005200481505052000533505049701053520050401550650001502054650001302069650006002082655002202142700002302164776014102187856006502328856010502393938004102498910001602539994001202555999001702567ocn769344431OCoLC20200709055448.0m        d        cr |n|111226s2011    xx      o     000 0 eng d  aEBLCPcEBLCPdMHWdN$T  a9781845403331 (electronic bk.)  a1845403339 (electronic bk.)  a(OCoLC)769344431  a415960b(N$T) 4aBP605.N48 .R889 2011 7aOCCx0360302bisacsh04a201.44  aN$TA1 aRock, Adam J.10aDemystifying Shamans and Their Worldh[electronic resource] :bA Multidisciplinary Study.  aLuton :bAndrews UK,c2011.  a1 online resource (257 p.)  aDescription based upon print version of record.0 aCover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Publisher Information; Acknowledgements; Permissions; Dedication; Preface: Why Attention Must Be Paid To Shamanism; Introduction: An Overview of the Chapters; Body Matter; Chapter One: Shamanism and Shamans: Points and Counterpoints; Chapter Two: Epistemology & Technologies of Shamanic Knowledge; Chapter Three: The Confusion of Consciousness with Phenomenological Content in Shamanic Studies; Chapter Four: Two Cross-Cultural Models for Studying Shamanic Healing Systems8 aChapter Five: Applying a 10-Facet Model to North and South American Shamanic Dream SystemsChapter Six: The Construction of an Ontology and Epistemology of Shamanic Journeying Imagery; Chapter Seven: Necessary Conditions For Shamanic Journeying Imagery; Chapter Eight: The Issue of Realism and Shamanic Journeying Imagery; Chapter Nine: Methods for Studying Shamanic Reports of Psychic Phenomena; Chapter Ten: Shamanism and the Demystification Journey; Back Matter; References; Also Available;  aShamanism can be described as a group of techniques by which its practitioners enter the "spirit world," purportedly obtaining information that is used to help and to heal members of their social group. Despite a resurgence of interest in shamanism and shamanic states of consciousness, these phenomena are neither well-defined nor sufficiently understood. This multi-disciplinary study draws on the fields of psychology, philosophy and anthropology with the aim of demystifying shamanism. The au... 0aShamanism. 0aShamans. 7aBODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Spirituality / Shamanism2bisacsh 4aElectronic books.1 aKrippner, Stanley.08iPrint version:aRock, Adam J.tDemystifying Shamans and Their World : A Multidisciplinary StudydLuton : Andrews UK,c2011z978184540222840uhttp://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=831702403EBSCOhostuhttp://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=415960  aEBL - Ebook LibrarybEBLBnEBL831702  acpp1723AUTO  a02bN$T  c50871d50871